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William F. Cody Encyclopedia

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Jayhawkers Jayhawkers were Kansas volunteer units that raided into Missouri during the period of Bleeding

"Free State Movement" in Kansas and their stance against the expansion of slavery, many viewed Jayhawkers

The Jayhawkers actively raided settlements throughout the Civil War, although Missouri never seceded

Many identified Jayhawkers as "Red Legs" due to the red cloth they wrapped around their legs.

September 8, 2011 Life Chronology

Chronology

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Enlists in the Seventh Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, known as Jennison's Jayhawkers. 1865 Works as a scout

Thrilling Lives of Buffalo Bill, Col. Wm. F. Cody, Last of the Great Scouts and Pawnee Bill, Major Gordon W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill), White Chief of the Pawnees
1911 Texts Books

Thrilling Lives of Buffalo Bill, Col. Wm. F. Cody, Last of the Great Scouts and Pawnee Bill, Major Gordon W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill), White Chief of the Pawnees

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He was recruited in the Seventh Kansas Regiment, known as Jennison's Jayhawkers, which had once disbanded

"They say that you are one of the Kansas jayhawkers, and one of Jennison's house-burners."

"Where is that abolition jayhawker?" shouted the leader. "Show him to us and we'll shoot him!"

Four Years In Europe With Buffalo Bill | A Descriptive Narrative of the Big American Show's Successful Tour in Foreign Lands, Illustrated with Original Photos by the Author
1908 Texts Books
True Tales of The Plains
1908 Texts Books

True Tales of The Plains

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I enlisted at Fort Leavenworth in the Seventh Kansas (known as "Jennison's Jayhawkers") Regiment, and

the command to which I had the honor to belong, and of which I feel proud, known as the "Kansas Jayhawkers

The Frontier Express and Buffalo Bill's Pictorial Courier
1895 Memorabilia Programs

The Frontier Express and Buffalo Bill's Pictorial Courier

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. * * * * * * During the war he served in Jennison's Jayhawker Cavalry. HOW HE SERVED SHERMAN.

Last of the Great Scouts
1899 Texts Books

Last of the Great Scouts

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The Seventh Kansas regiment, known as "Jennison's Jayhawkers," was reorganized at Fort Leavenworth as

Cody, these men are Missourians and say they recognize you as one of Jennison's Jayhawkers; that you

As he neared the steamer he called out: "Where is that Kansas Jayhawker? We have come for him."

1893[?] Texts Books
1893 Texts Books

"Buffalo Bill" from Prairie to Palace

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this most melancholy incident in Billy's life he went to Leavenworth and joined the Seventh Kansas Jayhawkers

Life and Adventures of "Buffalo Bill," Colonel William F. Cody
1917 Texts Books

Life and Adventures of "Buffalo Bill," Colonel William F. Cody

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How I Became a Soldier—With the Jayhawkers—A Singular Meeting with Wild Bill—Acting as a Spy—A Pleasant

The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known As Buffalo Bill The Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide | An Autobiography
1879 Texts Books

The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known As Buffalo Bill The Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide | An Autobiography

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The Civil War—Jayhawking—Wild Bill's Fight with the McCandless Gang of Desperadoes—I become Wild Bill's

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